Opinion: North Calgary needs a real transit vision — BRT now, rail tomorrow 

For decades, North Calgary has been promised better transit. Every election brings talk of fairness and growth, yet every weekday morning, families in Panorama, Coventry, Livingston and Carrington sit in the same gridlock. The city’s largest infrastructure project, the Green Line LRT, won’t change that reality any time soon. 

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How long could it take to save the down payment on a Calgary home? 

Slow and steady is often a winning formula for first-time buyers saving for a down payment in Calgary’s resale real estate market, but their pace to achieving that goal seems like a sprint relative to other major Canadians markets. A new study by national realty firm Zoocasa found first-time buyers, who are able to save the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom suite in the city of $1,689, would have the minimum five per cent down payment for the average-priced, single-family detached home in 2½ years. 

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